Rep. Dick Gephardt, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, must have seen rival Sen. John Kerry's appearance on "The Tonight Show." He must have seen Kerry brutally mocked by Triumph, the insult dog. He must have seen Kerry lose significant amounts of dignity.

And he must have looked in the mirror and said, "Hey. That should be me."

Gephardt's camp just emailed this to his supporters:

Gephardt to Appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"

Rep. Gephardt will appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday, December 2, 2003. Other scheduled guests include actress Naomi Watts and singer Phil Collins.

Make sure to tune in to NBC at 11:35/10:35pm on December 2nd!

Um, if we're awake. It's a school night.